Atoms and Elements: A Study of Theories of Matter in England in the Nineteenth Century

by David M. Knight and David M. Knight

Book Overview

First published in 1967. The impression is sometimes given that the Atomic Theory was revived in the early years of the nineteenth century by John Dalton, and that continuously from then on it has played a vital role in chemistry. The aim of this study is to revise this over-simplified picture. Atomic explanations seemed to chemists to go beyond the facts, to fail to lend themselves to mathematical expression, and to deny the ultimate simplicity...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138393894
• ISBN13: 9781138393899
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 178 Pages
• Weight: 0.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"